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2013 Valais Youth Cup
	2013 Valais Youth Cup official logo
Tournament details
Host country	Switzerland
Dates	12–15 June 2013
Teams	4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Brazil (1st title)
Runners-up	Ghana
Third place	Egypt
Fourth place	Kosovo
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	15 (3.75 per match)
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The Valais Youth Cup was a two-day international football tournament that featured four teams. It was played at the Complexe Sportif du Bout du Lac in Le Bouveret, Switzerland.

Teams edit

In February 2013, FIFA gave Kosovo permission to play games against FIFA members' youth teams. This competition saw Kosovo compete in their first officially recognised fixture when they played Ghana, on 14 June 2013. The tournament was used to prepare Egypt and Ghana for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup competition.

Teams	Confederation	Ref
Brazil	CONMEBOL	^[1]
Egypt	CAF
Ghana	CAF
Kosovo	UEFA

Squads edit

Kosovo edit

Kosovo^[2]

Coach: Rafet Prekazi

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1GK	Altik Muhaxheri	(1992-01-09)9 January 1992 (aged 21)	Vëllaznimi
1GK	Florent Zymeri	(1992-10-27)27 October 1992 (aged 20)	Vushtrria

2DF	Lorik Maxhuni	(1992-07-02)2 July 1992 (aged 20)	Drenica
2DF	Arjan Jasiqi	(1992-09-02)2 September 1992 (aged 20)	Deçani
2DF	Armend Thaqi	(1992-10-10)10 October 1992 (aged 20)	Hajvalia
2DF	Përparim Islami	(1993-05-01)1 May 1993 (aged 20)	Hysi
2DF	Alban Lekaj	(1994-01-04)4 January 1994 (aged 19)	Eintracht Frankfurt

3MF	Argjend Mustafa (Captain)	(1992-08-30)30 August 1992 (aged 20)	Besa Kavajë
3MF	Flamur Shala	(1992-11-28)28 November 1992 (aged 20)	Feronikeli
3MF	Florent Avdyli	(1993-07-10)10 July 1993 (aged 19)	Hajvalia
3MF	Pleurat Hajdini	(1994-01-21)21 January 1994 (aged 19)	Hysi
3MF	Armand Drevina	(1994-02-03)3 February 1994 (aged 19)	Alemannia Aachen
3MF	Drilon Musaj	(1994-09-11)11 September 1994 (aged 18)	Trepça'89
3MF	Argjend Malaj	(1994-10-16)16 October 1994 (aged 18)	Prishtina
3MF	Milot Rashica	(1996-06-28)28 June 1996 (aged 16)	Vushtrria
3MF	Bersant Celina	(1996-09-09)9 September 1996 (aged 16)	Manchester City

4FW	Gentrit Begolli	(1990-08-07)7 August 1990 (aged 22)	Prishtina
4FW	Vedat Muriqi	(1994-04-24)24 April 1994 (aged 19)	Teuta Durrës

Competition format edit

Semi-finals 12 June		Final 15 June

17:00 CEST - Le Bouveret

Brazil	1
		18:00 CEST - Le Bouveret
Egypt	0
		Brazil	1 (4)
19:30 CEST - Le Bouveret
		Ghana	1 (3)
Ghana	2 (5)

Kosovo	2 (4)
		Third place

		15:30 CEST - Le Bouveret

		Egypt	8

		Kosovo	0

Matches edit

Semi-finals edit

12 June 2013

17:00 CEST

Brazil	1–0	Egypt
Ademilson 60'	Report

Complexe Sportif du Bout du Lac, Le Bouveret

Referee: Pascal Erlachner (Switzerland)

12 June 2013

19:30 CEST

Ghana	2–2	Kosovo
Narh 7' Addico 61'	Report	Muriqi 41' Musaj 73'
Penalties
	5–4

Complexe Sportif du Bout du Lac, Le Bouveret

Referee: Fedayi San (Switzerland)

Third place play-off edit

15 June 2013

15:30 CEST

Egypt	8–0	Kosovo
Ahmed El Sayed Rafat Ahmed 5', 55' Koka 25' El Metwally 47' Kahraba 56', 61' Omar Bassam Mohamed Helmy Hassan 75', 85'	Report

Complexe Sportif du Bout du Lac, Le Bouveret

Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland)

Final edit

15 June 2013

18:00 CEST

Brazil	1–1	Ghana
Vinícius Araújo 25'	Report	Assifuah 90+4'
Penalties
	4–3

Complexe Sportif du Bout du Lac, Le Bouveret

Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

References edit

^ "Press conference for the launch of the Valais Football Summer Cups". Matchworld Group SA. Archived from the original on 2014-01-08. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
^ "U21 e Kosovës, në Zvicër për sensacion" [Kosovo's U21, in Switzerland for sensation]. albinfo.ch (in Albanian). 11 June 2013.